Volunteer Profile

Luka

Zajc

Languages:

Slovenian

English

German

May, 1980

Bio:

I am a 35-year old Slovenian, currently living Chwele, Western Kenya and working as volunteer project manager for Open Hearts Medical Centre. In my previous jobs I worked in the travel and events industry. I have always worked in a multicultural environment with a daily contact with people from all parts of the world from different cultural backgrounds. The values I deeply associate with are open-mindedness, empathy, sincerity, fairness, love for people, animals and nature, respect, peace, charity and wholeheartedness. I enjoy living an active life, therefore I love to spend my free time in the nature, hiking, walking, skiing, cycling or simply helping in a family vineyard. My willingness to make a difference in this world, willingness to give back to the society, great motivation to work on a global level, organizational, interpersonal and communication skills learnt from my professional career and my travels, helped me to become a good volunteer.

Volunteering Experience:

I am currently a volunteer project manager in Chwele, Western Kenya, Africa on a 6-month volunteer programme. I am responsible for the following activities at Open Hearts Medical Centre:
- human resource management (recruitment, , appraisals, evaluations, contracts)
- medical waste management (setting up a medical waste management plan to minimise the waste and teach staff members on how to adopt sustainable waste management strategies)
- stock management (ordering and controlling stock for all departments)
- marketing (advertising of the facility through media, outreaches, church and school visits etc).
In the future I would like to take part in environmental volunteering and learn more about climate change, sustainable development, reducing the carbon footprint etc.

I am a 35-year old Slovenian, currently living Chwele, Western Kenya and working as volunteer project manager for Open Hearts Medical Centre. In my previous jobs I worked in the travel and events industry. I have always worked in a multicultural environment with a daily contact with people from all parts of the world from different cultural backgrounds. The values I deeply associate with are open-mindedness, empathy, sincerity, fairness, love for people, animals and nature, respect, peace, charity and wholeheartedness. I enjoy living an active life, therefore I love to spend my free time in the nature, hiking, walking, skiing, cycling or simply helping in a family vineyard. My willingness to make a difference in this world, willingness to give back to the society, great motivation to work on a global level, organizational, interpersonal and communication skills learnt from my professional career and my travels, helped me to become a good volunteer.

Volunteering Experience

I am currently a volunteer project manager in Chwele, Western Kenya, Africa on a 6-month volunteer programme. I am responsible for the following activities at Open Hearts Medical Centre:
- human resource management (recruitment, , appraisals, evaluations, contracts)
- medical waste management (setting up a medical waste management plan to minimise the waste and teach staff members on how to adopt sustainable waste management strategies)
- stock management (ordering and controlling stock for all departments)
- marketing (advertising of the facility through media, outreaches, church and school visits etc).

In the future I would like to take part in environmental volunteering and learn more about climate change, sustainable development, reducing the carbon footprint etc.